A Florida man was bitten in the leg by a bear while trying to protect his dog. Listen to the frantic 911 call.

The attack was the second in Florida in the last two weeks. A Jerome man and his dog were killed May 5 in the first fatality in Florida history.

Image via Shutterstock A woman is very lucky to be alive after being attacked by a brown bear while walking her dog. Even so, ...

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After investigating the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed in a release that Robert Markel, 89, and his dog, were killed as the result of a bear attack over a week ago.

An 89-year-old man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, marking the first confirmed fatal attack in the state's history. Jerome, Fla., resident Robert Markel was found ...

Investigators said the remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel were found about 100 yards from his home in rural Jerome. They found evidence that “a physical encounter” occurred between a bear an ...

FWC confirms a 263-pound male black bear killed Robert Markel in the first recorded fatal bear attack in Florida history. Three bears were killed near the scene, and necropsy results confirmed one ...

A 263-pound male bear that was killed by wildlife officials contained the partial remains of 89-year-old Robert Markel, authorities say. A black bear walks between two homes at the Springs ...

FWC confirmed that DNA from one of three bears killed in the area matched the bear that attacked 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog. FWC also confirmed that the bear entered Markel's camper.

JEROME, Fla. (AP) — Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a man and his dog a day earlier, officials said Friday.

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in her front yard but there was no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities ...